Quick note of a new blog that may be of relevance to our email subcribers. PLOS Blogs (the folks who host Obesity Panacea) are in the process of adding a few new blogs to the mix, one of which is titled Public Health. The title should give a pretty good idea of what they’ll be discussing, which obviously has a large amount of overlap with the topics we discuss here on OP. There will be a number of researchers/science writers contributing to the blog, including our good friend and colleague Atif Kukaswadia (aka Mr Epidemiology).

In public health, we spend a lot of our time working with upstream determinants of health – how does road design affect physical activity? What is the impact of clean drinking water? How do viruses spread – either through vulnerable populations or around the world? Sometimes these have clear outcomes, and sometimes if we’re successful, the outcome never materializes. We’ll be talking about various issues and factors that affect public health, and welcome your input.

And if it’s been a while since you visited the PLOS Blogs landing page, it’s worth coming back for another look as they have added several new blogs in the past few months, many of which are likely of interest to our regular readers.

About Travis Saunders, Phd, MSc, CEP

Travis Saunders has a PhD in Human Kinetics, and is currently an Assistant Professor in Applied Human Science. His research focuses on the relationship between sedentary time (e.g. sitting) and chronic disease risk in both children and adults. He is also a Certified Exercise Physiologist and (former) competitive distance runner. You can connect with him on Twitter @TravisSaunders.

About the Authors

Peter Janiszewski has a PhD in clinical exercise physiology. He's a medical writer/editor, a published obesity researcher, university lecturer, and an avid traveler. You can connect with Peter on Twitter. For more information please visit his website.

Travis Saunders has a PhD in Human Kinetics, and is an Assistant Professor in Applied Human Science. His research focuses on the relationship between sedentary time (e.g. sitting) and chronic disease risk in both children and adults. He is also a Certified Exercise Physiologist and competitive distance runner. You can connect with Travis on Twitter and Google+.

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